ING gets approval for life insurance operations in Henan, China (Market Watch)
AMSTERDAM (MarketWatch) -- Dutch bank and insurer ING Groep NV (ING) Thursday said its life insurance joint venture with Beijing Capital Group has received approval from Chinese regulators to set up branch operations in the province of Henan, China.

Bharti Ties-up With AXA For Non-life Insurance Biz (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Bharti Enterprises and French insurance major, AXA SA evinced interest to set up a mutual fund and a non-life insurance company jointly in India in the near future.

China Life's $3 bln Shanghai IPO approved (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
SHANGHAI, Dec 15 (Reuter) - China Life Insurance Co., the country's biggest life insurer, won regulatory approval on Friday to list in Shanghai with an initial public offer that is expected to raise over 25 billion yuan ($3.2 billion).

Phoenix Life Insurance goes live on WorkForce's EmpCenter (Computer Business Review)
Phoenix Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut has implemented workforce management firm WorkForce Softwares EmpCenter Online suite for 1,500 of its employees.